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Pavel Ipatov, Deputy Director of Russia's nuclear power station operator Rosenergoatom, said: "This is an obvious breakthrough in nuclear energy. Russia is the first country to receive this technology. It has very good potential."

It is estimated the "floating Chernobyl" will be able to work for 40 years and will undergo technical checks every 12 years.

The floating station will now float 2,650 miles from Murmansk to the northernmost Russian town of Pevek, in the Chukotka region.

Vitaly Trutnev, Chief of the Building and Exploitation of Floating Nuclear Stations Department of Rosenergoatom, said: "The potential capacity of the floating nuclear station is higher than is required in Pevek.

It is estimated the "floating Chernobyl" will be able to work for 40 years and will undergo technical checks every 12 years (Image: CEN/Russia 1)